The AFM has published a new guideline elaborating on the obligations imposed on shareholders under the Financial Markets Supervision Act (FMSA).

The Minister of Justice does not expect the Bill on Management and Supervision which was adopted by parliament in May 2011 to enter into force before 1 July 2012.

The committee that monitors the Dutch Corporate Governance Code has published its annual report on compliance. As in previous years, the committee concludes that compliance with the Code is satisfactory.

The VEUO, VNO-NCW and Eumedion, special interest organisations representing listed companies and institutional investors, have made an urgent appeal to the Second Chamber of parliament to remove a provision in a bill requiring shareholders with a stake of 3% or more to notify the AFM whether or not they support the company's strategy.

The liability of directors of major organisations receives wide coverage in the press

The Supreme Court recently ruled in a case where the defendant was a member of the supervisory board (SB) but in that capacity also carried out management tasks for a certain period. The defendant argued that he was entitled to an additional management fee.

In its annual evaluation of the AGM season, Eumedion noted that major shareholders are increasingly represented on supervisory boards.

Supervisory directors who sit on audit committees acknowledge that more and more is expected from them in improving the quality of financial reporting and auditing.

Fortis - now Ageas – and its former CEO and CFO have been found liable for the alleged disclosure of misleading information on Fortis's solvency during the period 22 May to 26 June 2008.

Dulijon and Sander argue in this article that a creditor's statutory duty to complain about defective performance should not apply to claims by a company/trustee against a director based on section 2:9 Civil Code.

Directors of financial institutions pay insufficient attention to the effect of their actions on others and on group dynamics, according to DNB's report Leading By Example.

A expansão global ajuda organizações a acessarem novos mercados e oportunidades de receitas, mas um aumento da complexidade sobre os requerimentos regulatórios tornou o processo mais desafiador.

A new legal amendment approved by the Dutch Senate will enforce more balanced ratios of men and women in the top ranks of large companies and introduce reporting requirements on whether this is achieved.

Diversity is still a hot topic. Legislative bodies are addressing concerns from investors as they realize the importance of having a balanced board in terms of gender, age, skills and expertise,...

It is generally accepted that the statutory obligation for the management board and the supervisory board to provide information about the company to the general meeting upon request also applies with regard to individual shareholders, but does this right to information also exist outside the general meeting?

The Netherlands is often referred to as the ‘Delaware of Europe' in terms of its flexible legislation combined with a well-established legal order. The most commonly used form of legal entity in the Netherlands...

The bill on director disqualification has been adopted by both houses of the Dutch parliament.

The Supreme Court ruled on 23 November 2012 that a managing director can be held personally liable if he has acted in breach of a personal duty of care, even if the company can also be held liable for the same actions.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has created a new sustainability standards framework in Dutch (corporate) law. It is not always clear how to adequately implement these due diligence...

Ubiquitous with traditional estate planning activities both in the Netherlands and throughout Europe, the unique features of the Dutch foundation ("Stichting") have maintained...